As writer and photographer Chizon-san (from Slow Ahead) wanders the back streets of Japan, he does what most of us do when the sign (and the paint on the road) at an intersection says "stop" -- he stops. But before continuing on his way, he pauses long enough to snap photos capturing the subdued mystery and desolate squalor of Japan's back street intersections in all their mundane glory. He then posts the photos online.

The scenes and moods vary from shot to shot, but all of the photos share a similar foreground featuring the kanji character for "stop" (tomare) in paint on asphalt. With a new photo posted daily and many more stops to make before reaching his goal of 365, there is no telling what might turn up.

3 Comments

Thank you very much for an article of introduction. I notice it from access log.
Actually, I move to Tokyo from Osaka this month. So scenes will change to Tokyo city. Anyway, I'll continue this work to #365. Please keep touch!

Richard

I'm not sure if you'll get an alert from this reply or not. But I was wondering if you happened to keep in touch with Edo after all these years. A lot of the readers of this blog have been worried that it hasn't been updated in a year and have been assuming the worst but hoping nothing bad has become of this great person. If you do happen to see this is there anyway you could maybe help us find something out?

Chizon-san! Thanks for your comment. Iím glad some people followed the link to your blog. I look forward to checking out your Tokyo photos, and I'll let you know when you take a picture of an intersection that I recognize.